How to Turn an Old Laptop into A Christmas Giftby Mary Ann Romans | More from this Blogger 19 Dec 2008 12:12 PM
Somewhere there is a laptop graveyard where old laptops go to die or at least lay there because they are too slow or unequipped to handle today's software and Internet requirements. Laptops are often hard to dispose of when you are done with them. Many charities, such as Goodwill won't take old computer equipment. As a result, you can usually find older laptops either discarded on the street or given away through Freecycle.org. If you have an old laptop yourself or are able to acquire one or two, you can turn them into Christmas gifts. Here is how. Turn an old laptop into a digital photo frame. The screen size with be bigger than standard photo frames and you can save the $50 to $300. Turn an old Laptop into a custom wall clock. Have it display the digital time and hang it up. If the laptop is complete shot, you can use the case and insert clock works for a traditional wall clock. Turn an old laptop into an electronic cookbook. Mount it in your kitchen and store all of your recipes on it. Purchase an LCD TV adapter and turn the old laptop into a second TV or a TV for a vacation home. Mount it on your door as a way for visitors to leave you messages when you aren't at home (this might be a great idea for a college student living in a dorm). With Internet access, even slow, you can turn it into a dedicated weather station. Turn it into a CD player, a DVD player or an ebook. Use it as extra storage or back up storage for photos and music. Pre load photos or music on the laptop before you give it as a gift. Click here for more articles by Mary Ann Romans. Your Reuse Ideas Could Earn $100 Are You Shortening Your Laptop Battery's Life?
Just look to the right of this blog and find the subscription center (it looks just like this picture, although you'll have to find the "real" one just above the category listing ). Click on "Subscribe via Email". You'll be instantly subscribed and the email address that you registered at Families.com with will receive an instant notification whenever we post a new Frugal Living Blog! Don't miss a thing - subscribe now! Learn more about Mary Ann Romans  Mary Ann Romans is a freelance writer, wife and mother of three children. She lives in Pennsylvania with her husband, the kids and a 16-pound cat. Relevantfrugal tags User Comments No comments on this article yet. Be the first to comment! Community Tags christmas, inexpensive gifts, laptop Discuss this article
|
Frugal categories |
And now, here is a
Are you subscribed to the Families.com Frugal Living Blog? With the click of a button, you can receive an email notification anytime a new blog is posted in the Families.com Frugal Living Blog!
